Anna Paquin: True Blood and Twilight Not the Same
From E! Online:
Sure, Twilight and True Blood are vampire stories that include romance, violence and the constant struggle between good and evil.
Even so, they’re very different.
“They’re completely different age groups that they’re trying to appeal to,” says Oscar winner Anna Paquin, who stars in HBO’s True Blood as mind-reading Sookie Stackhouse. “It wouldn’t be appropriate for teenagers to be watching our show. I wouldn’t have been allowed to.”
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True Blood’s Anna Paquin Leads the Blood Drive
From IGN:
True Blood returns this Sunday, June 14th, for its much anticipated second season. New monsters! New mayhem! New nudity! If you’re a fan of vampires, but don’t want to see high school kids staring longingly at each other before taking vows of chastity, then we highly recommend that you tune in for this adult-oriented “bawd”ville horror-fest.
What’s in store for Sookie Stackhouse this season? More vampire-lovin’ that’s for sure. But we thought we’d ask her ourselves. That’s right; IGN had a chance to speak one-on-one with the Bon Temps telepath herself, Anna Paquin.
IGN TV: I actually had a chance to see a few episodes of the new season and I have to say; I liked it even better than Season 1.
Anna Paquin: Why thank you!
IGN: Were you aware of the Charlaine Harris book series before you got the role as Sookie?
Paquin: No. I read it when I was auditioning because I wanted to know as much as I could know and have as much of an advantage as possible. Any insights, you know. Because all we got was the pilot script when all of us were auditioning for the roles. But then I read further on. So I’ve read about three of them. But there are so many and she keeps writing more and more. I can’t keep up.
IGN: Yeah, I think her ninth book just came out.
Paquin: I know, right.
IGN: Speaking to that. Since there are nine books now, there’s plenty of source material for your series to go on for years and years. Is this show something you could see yourself doing for a long time?
Paquin: I would do this job as long as people still want to watch it. I mean, I love it.
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Associated Press: Anna Paquin Back for More ‘Blood’
The Hot Seat: Anna Paquin
From Time Out New York:
Vampires do love the good girls—like in Dracula or Twilight—so it’s no wonder that 26-year-old Anna Paquin is up to her fingernails in fake blood. Still remembered for scoring an Academy Award at age 11 for The Piano, the New Zealand import has since managed to lie low, avoiding that telltale trail of scandal and paparazzi. These days, as telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse on HBO’s True Blood, Paquin runs from vampires (occasionally) and macks on them (about every five minutes).
So you slept through our original interview time. Out late last night, huh?
We shot nights for two consecutive weeks. We’re on vampire hours. I don’t party. I’m not that cool.
Never?
It’s not like I’ve never partied. As soon as you don’t need a fake ID, it kind of loses its appeal.
You had a fake ID?
Course I did. I look like I’m 12! Especially when I was in college. A couple of occasions I had a bouncer look at it and go, no, you’re not so-and-so. If I tried to say yes, I am, they’d go, “No, you’re not, you’re Anna Paquin!” Like, they’ll know because my movie is playing across the street. They’d be like, this is the worst fake ID I’ve ever seen, go away.
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Anna On NPR
Anna was on NPR today. You can listen or download the interview here.
From NPR:
Fresh Air from WHYY, June 10, 2009 · In 1994, Canadian-born actress Anna Paquin became one of the youngest Academy Award winners in history when, at age 11, she was recognized for her performance in Jane Campion’s film The Piano. Since then, Paquin’s career has continued to blossom. She currently stars in director Alan Ball’s vampire-themed series, True Blood, on HBO.
Paquin’s list of credits includes films as varied as Noah Baumbach’s indie drama The Squid and the Whale and the three X-Men movies. She was also featured in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous and Gus Van Sant’s Finding Forrester.
In True Blood, Paquin plays Sookie Stackhouse, a small-town Louisiana waitress with telepathic powers. Paquin earned a 2009 Golden Globe Award for her work on the show.